Democrats are confident that they can muster up 10 Republican votes to overcome a GOP filibuster and codify marriage equality protections that were established in the 2015 Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges.
earlier this summer. The bill has not yet been voted on in the Senate.
Democrats say they are confident they can muster up 10 GOP votes in the Senate. Sen. Tammy Baldwin , the lead sponsor of the bill who is also the first open lesbian elected to the Senate in U.S. history, plans to meet with GOP colleagues she’s been working with to “compare notes on their outreach efforts to build more support from Senate Republicans.”
At least three Republicans have voiced open support for the bill — Sens. Rob Portman , Susan Collins and Thom Tillis . Sen. Lisa Murkowski has also spoken positively about the bill.Yet obstacles still abound. The timeframe to pass the bill before the midterms is shrinking, and Schumer has indicated that his first priority is getting federal judges nominated by President Joe Biden approved in the chamber this week.
Republicans have also signaled a reluctance to vote on the marriage equality bill at all. Sen. Ron Johnson , who previously said he saw “no reason” to oppose the legislation, has disparaged it as being unnecessary and accused Democrats of trying to play politics ahead of the midterms.
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